diff --git a/boxes/build-ubuntu-box.sh b/boxes/build-ubuntu-box.sh
index dd72def..8ab5526 100755
--- a/boxes/build-ubuntu-box.sh
+++ b/boxes/build-ubuntu-box.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ sed -i -e \
 ##################################################################################
 # 4 - Add some goodies and update packages
 
-PACKAGES=(vim curl wget man-db bash-completion)
+PACKAGES=(vim curl wget man-db bash-completion python-software-properties software-properties-common)
 chroot ${ROOTFS} apt-get install ${PACKAGES[*]} -y --force-yes
 chroot ${ROOTFS} apt-get upgrade -y --force-yes
 
diff --git a/boxes/common/install-salt b/boxes/common/install-salt
index 701f99e..6a3446f 100755
--- a/boxes/common/install-salt
+++ b/boxes/common/install-salt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 rootfs=$1
 
 echo "installing salt"
-chroot $rootfs apt-get install python-software-properties -y --force-yes
+
 chroot $rootfs apt-add-repository -y ppa:saltstack/salt
 chroot $rootfs apt-get update
 chroot $rootfs apt-get install salt-minion -y --force-yes